Give ASUS Laptop "Similar" MacBook Air

With the aim of breaking the domination of the MacBook Air ultraportable laptop market, ASUS launches super-thin laptops, ZenBook, Wednesday (10/12/2011).

ASUS ZenBook available in two models with screen size of 11.6 inches and 13.3 inches. Standard specification of this notebook is equipped with a hybrid storage media solid state drive (SSD) of 128 GB and an Intel i5 (available also the option to upgrade to Intel i7). Zenbook use a Microsoft operating system, Windows 7 and is part of Intel's "Ultrabook", with a thickness of less than one inch and U.S. $ 1000 price range.

With a thickness of only 0.11 inches (3mm) at the thinnest and 0.35 inches (9mm) in the thickest part, Zenbook ASUS claims is the thinnest laptop available in the market today (the MacBook Air at the very thick, 0.68 inches ). Zenbook UX21 model weighs about 1.1 kg and UX31, with a screen size of 13.3 inches, weighs approximately 1.29 kg. When compared to the MacBook Air with the same screen size, weight slightly heavier UX21 and UX31 little lighter.

MacBook Air debut at the 2008 does have an impact on changes in market share in the notebook world. With very light weight and wide-screen 11 to 13 inches, and is far more powerful than a netbook - which is also light but with lower specs, the MacBook Air instantly became a prima donna.

Since its emergence, can almost be called the MacBook Air has no mean rival. Year 2011 is just emerging products are "similar" MacBook Air, from its competitors, such as Acer and ASUS S3 ZenBook this.

ZenBook mainstay feature is the "Instant On", which cut the boot time from standby mode to two seconds and the battery resistance that could last two weeks of standby time.

ZenBook will be marketed starting price of 999 U.S. dollars for 1099 model UX21 and UX31 models for the U.S. dollar.